Updates

During the past few months a number of people asked me if I was going to do a blog again for this year's Police Unity Tour. Based on the positive feedback, I guess I will. I'll start this year's blog of with some updates.

The Colorado Officers killed in 2005 that I rode for in 2006:
Denver Police Detective Donald Young's killer was found in Mexico, brought back, tried, convicted and sentenced to 80 years. The coward did not not appear at sentencing.

Special Agent Greg Boss' killer was tried, convicted and sentenced to two life terms, plus 26 years. Appeals are pending.

Rocky Mountain National Park dedicated a memorial to Ranger Jeff Christensen. In true National Park Service fashion, a memorial was not enough, they also put up an interpretive display explaining all the different things that make up the job of Park Ranger.

Since February of 2006, the Colorado Law Enforcement Community has lost 4 Officers. The losses have been disproportionately shared between the Colorado Springs Police Department, who lost Jared Jensen on Feb. 22, 2006 and Ken Jordan on Dec. 5, 2006 and the Aurora Police Department, who lost Mike Thomas on Sept. 20, 2006 and Doug Byrne on March 25, 2007.

The names of 382 Officers killed in the line of duty were added to the National Law Enforcement Memorial on April 24th. 145 of those names represent Officers killed in 2006, including Jared Jensen, Mike Thomas and Ken Jordan. The remaining 237 names represent Offficers killed in previous years, but not yet added to the memorial. Doug Byrne's name will be engraved in 2008, amongst those killed in 2007.

The other question I've been getting from supporters is "are you really going to do the ride on that one speed?" Uh,yes, but it's not really a one-speed, it's variable speed. The faster I pedal, the higher the speed. It's a fixed gear too, so no coasting. It's not enough to ride every inch of the route, I'm hoping to pedal every inch. For the bike geeks amongst my supporters:
Surly Steamroller. 39:15.